Vietnam dropped COVID-19 test requirements for visitors entering the country from May 15, a move expected to boost the recovery of the country’s tourism industry.
Cities and localities across the country have devised their own digital transformation programmes, which shows they have realised the importance of digital transformation to tourism development.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism , along with the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board and Swiss Sustainable Tourism Programme , have joined forces to launch a new ‘Green Travel’ section on the national tourism website www.vietnam.travel/sustainability.
Close to 85 percent of respondents have said they have plans to travel from now until the year end, a survey by the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) has found.
Foreigners can now experience the next best thing to a holiday in Vietnam via an online tool called “Stay at Home with Vietnam”, which was launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board on April 20
The 14th National Assembly will debate this week some draft laws, including the law amending and supplementing some articles of the law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, as part of the ongoing eighth session.
The EU will send expert groups to provide technical support for Vietnam to help the country promote tourism via the Tourism Development Fund and increase local destinations' competitiveness.
The European Union’s technical assistance project, started from February 2019, will help Vietnam strengthen competiveness of its destinations and gain a better position in the changing international tourism market, according to the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).